venation

Definitions

1. 1.The arrangement or system of veins, as in the wing of an insect, or in the leaves of a plant. See Illust. in Appendix.
2. 2.The act or art of hunting, or the state of being hunted. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is the arrangement or system of veins, as in the wing of an insect, or in the leaves of a plant. See Illust. in Appendix called?
• What is the act or art of hunting, or the state of being hunted. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne called?